Show off your fall colors

The lovely colors of fall extend not only to foliage but the decorations in yards.

From pumpkins and hay bales to mums and scarecrows, there are lots of ways to adorn your yard and door for the season. So whether for Halloween or autumn in general, we'd like to see your fall decorations.

Post your photos at eyewitness.dailypress.com at the featured assignment for Fall Home and Yard Decorations assignment.

Learn to decorate with flowers

Jeff Kremp, owner of Jeff's Flower, Of Course, will present ideas for creative holiday decorating using flowers at the Thursday, Nov. 14 meeting of the Hampton Roads Horticultural Society.

"Jeff's flower arrangements are architecturally interesting and creative through his masterful use of flowers, color, textures and arranging skills," said Evelyn Parker, a spokeswoman for the horticultural society.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Women's Club of Newport News, 461 J. Clyde Blvd., and is open to the public.

For more information, call 757-868-0496.

Art sale to feature Norfolk artists

Works by Norfolk artists Charles Sibley and A.B. Jackson, as well as a Norfolk mermaid sculpture by Ken Wright will be available during a Saturday, Nov. 9 art sale in Hampton.

"The sale, which includes a number of pieces of mid-century modern furniture and decorative arts, will also offer a number of other Virginia artists, Bob Holland, Joseph Craig English, Betty Anglin, Ed Carson, Eldridge Bagley, and a major works by nationally known artists, such as, John Vassos, and wood sculptor Ed Moulthrop," Amory Lecuyer of Hampton House Auctions, said in a release.

The auction house is at 197 W. Queen St., downtown Hampton. For more information, call 757-723-4459 or go to http://www.hamptonhouseauctions.com.